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66 newly registered coronavirus cases out of 1,034 tests over past 24 hours

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66 new Covid-19 cases have been registered in the country over the past 24 hours, out of a total of 1,034 tests performed, or 46 less than the previous day, according to data of the Health Ministry’s single information portal.

The total number of Covid-19 infections in the country since the start of the epidemic is 4,691. Of them 1,964 are active, 423 are in hospital, 25 in ICU. The number of doctors infected is 137, of nurses - 142, of orderlies - 68, of paramedics - 5, and general medical staff – 42.

2,508 have recovered, 33 of them over the past 24 hours. 3 have died over the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll up to 219.



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